An extreme heat wave with temperatures reaching 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) has killed at least 1,118 people over the past week in India, where hot air, molten tarmac, dust storms are making life almost unbearable. See more >>

This giant orb will be someone's home for a year. Italian explorer Alex Bellini will inhabit the carefully engineered craft while riding and living on icebergs in Greenland, in an attempt to witness climate change first hand. Read more >